Girls' name · since 1977
Selinna
11 babies named Selinna in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #54,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Selinna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selinna has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1994.
- #54,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1977
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selinna ranks #54,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1977, peaking in the 1970s.
- #54,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1977
- 1970s
- peak decade
Selinna's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Selinna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Selinna's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Selinna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1994
- Peak year (1977)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Selinna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Selinna's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Selinna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Selinna's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Selinna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Selinna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.